Woman gets probation for perjury

ZANESVILLE - A woman who lied in a custody hearing was sentenced to probation for perjury.

Kelly J. Wiseman, 37, of Shawnee, previously pleaded guilty in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court to perjury, a third-degree felony. She was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to complete 50 hours of community service.

Her underlying prison sentence is 18 months, said Common Pleas Judge Mark Fleegle.

Fleegle noted that he had never sentenced anyone to probation for perjury before. But Wiseman had no criminal history.

Wiseman's defense attorney, Jamie Williams, argued that while Wiseman hadn't been truthful while she was under oath, she did not deliberately set out to trick the court, and she had simply made a mistake.

On Oct. 17, in a custody hearing in front of Judge Eric Martin in Muskingum County, Wiseman told court officials under oath incorrect information about her current address and which school district her children were attending, according to court records.

Before her sentencing, Wiseman asked the court for forgiveness and said she'd never been in trouble before.